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EVERYBODY'S 
ASTROLOGY 

BY 

MAGNUS  JENSEN 


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"There  is  no  new  thing  under  the  sun/' 
but  to  many  the  oldest  idea  is  a  new  idea, 
therefore : 

Open  wide  your  mind's  windows — ven- 
tilate as  you  would  your  sleeping  room 
and  your  shop  or  office.  Let  out  the  stag- 
nant ideas  that  clog  the  mind ;  let  in  the 
breeze,  the  fresh  sun  and  salt  laden  air 
from  the  universal  mind-sea,  the  young, 
healthy,  strong,  fearless,  free  thought, 
vibrant  with  conscious  cosmic  intel- 
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EVERYBODY'S 
ASTROLOGY 


BY 

MAGNUS  JENSEN 


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1922 


Copyright,  1922 

by 
Magnus  Jensen 


ASTROLOGY  OR  PSYCHOLOGY— 
WHICH? 

Astrology  should  be  investigated  because  it  prom- 
ises to  solve  many  human  problems,  collective  and 
individual,  which  cannot  be  solved  by  any  other 
known  means. 

Questions  arise  as  to  whether  astrology  in  its  pres- 
ent form  of  praxis,  or  at  least  in  its  essential  possi- 
bilities, is  a  true  scientific  means  of  solving  any 
problems.  What  reasons  have  we  for  believing  in 
astrology  ?  Is  it  not  true  what  we  read  in  the  encyclo- 
paedias, that  astrology  died  with  Copernicus'  dis- 
covery, which  established  the  sun  as  the  center  of 
our  solar  system?  And  then,  supposing  astrology  is 
true,  what  good  is  it  to  know  what  "fate"  has  in  store 
for  us?  These  are  the  principal  questions  which 
earnest  inquirers  will  ask. 

When  I  became  interested  in  the  subject  nearly 
twenty-two  years  ago  I  simply  picked  up  the  thing 
as  I  found  it,  looked  it  over,  tested  it  by  experiments 
and  was  convinced.  This  has  probably  been  the 
method  of  inquiry  employed  by  most  others  who  have 
become  its  devotees.  A  direct  and  simple  way  of  find- 
ing out  if  the  pudding  is  eatable,  but  not  always 
the  most  pleasant  way  for  an  epicure. 


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■  ;         Everybody's  Astrology 

The  reader  will  have  observed  how  all  things,  big 
and  small,  throughout  nature,  all  operate  on  the  same 
principle.  Life  in  the  great  cell  which  we  call  our 
solar  system,  appears  to  live  by  the  same  law  of 
revolution  as  the  blood  in  our  bodies,  and  as  the 
atoms  which  compose  it  revolve  in  the  greater  cell, 
the  molecule,  at  distances  apart  comparatively  as 
great  as  the  distances  of  the  planets  from  each  other. 
Modern  science  tells  us  that  the  electrons  which  com- 
pose the  atom  are  not  matter  at  all,  but  thought  waves 
forming  angles.  All  this  motion  and  revolution  be- 
come vibration  and  as  it  rises  on  the  vibratory  scale 
it  becomes  one  color  or  another,  one  matter  or  another, 
in  harmony  or  discord  with  other  matter  on  a  differ- 
ent scale  of  vibration.  It  forms  laws  of  attraction, 
repulsion,  joy  and  pain.  We  say  it  is  life.  Science 
tells  us  there  is  only  One  Life.  Will  those  who  pro- 
fess to  believe,  as  well  as  those  who  profess  to  dis- 
believe, if  such  there  be,  that  the  universe  is  one  verse 
please  explain  how  the  conceited  little  pigmy  atom, 
man,  ever  got  it  into  his  head  that  he  is  un-influenced, 
free  and  independent  of  the  laws  of  the  great  mole- 
cule of  which  he  is  a  part  ? 

A  psychologist,  en  route,  made  his  introductory 
address  to  2000  people  at  the  Scottish  Rite  Audi- 
torium, San  Francisco,  in  the  spring  of  192 1.  The 
doctor  raade  many  statements,  mostly  very  good  and 


Astrology  or  Psychology? 

very  true.  There  were  of  course  some  with  which  the 
writer  didn't  quite  agree,  but  which  may  nevertheless 
be  true;  however,  there  were  a  few  statements  made 
which  positively  did  not  match  with  the  true  state- 
ments. I  have  singled  out  one  of  these,  the  most  im- 
portant one,  because  it  concerns  my  science.  I  have 
also  singled  out  two  of  the  doctors'  good  and  true 
statements,  also  very  important  ones,  because  they 
are  astrological  maxims.  I  have  placed  them  in 
contra-position,  so  that  the  very  inconsistency  of  the 
contradiction  may  ignite  and  illumine  the  page : 

"Astrology  is  not  true."     I     "God  is  omnipresent." 
I     "The  universe  is  one." 

The  doctor  did  not  use  the  exact  words,  "astrology 
is  not  true,"  he  said:  "The  planets  have  no  more  in- 
fluence over  your  lives  than  the  creases  in  your 
trousers,"  which  voluble  levity  I  am  rendering  in 
direct  English.  The  doctor  made  the  statement  at  his 
opening  address,  without  waiting  for  invitation  or 
question. 

While  some  of  us  are  more  or  less  fixed  in  our  ideas 
and  adher  firmly  to  the  thoughts  which  we  have  be- 
come accustomed  to  think,  there  are  also  those  of  us 
who  are  changeable  and  readily  adc^t  the  new,  which 
we  at  once  embrace  with  vigor  and  enthusiasm  until 
the  next  exciting  idea  comes  along.  Advocates  of  the 


Everybody s  Astrology 

new  ideas  belong  naturally  to  the  cardinal  (active) 
signs-  They  are  born  with  the  sun,  the  ascend- 
ant and  most  planets  in  cardinal  signs,  hence  they 
become  leaders.  It  is  therefore  natural  that  these 
advocates  should  walk  rough-shoed  over  other  and 
older  ideas  in  their  struggle  to  gain  recognition  for 
their  own.  A  knowledge  of  this  principle  alone  would 
make  for  self-knowledge  and  tend  to  make  us 
broader  and  more  tolerant. 

Astrology,  being  older  than  history,  has  suffered 
repeated  attacks  from  every  upspringing  idea 
throughout  the  ages.  It  is  still  with  us  and  persistently 
gaining  new  ground  after  each  rebuff.  It  is  consist- 
ently expected  that  as  our  solar  system  is  entering 
the  sign  of  "the  Man"  (the  humane,  broad,  scientific 
Aquarius)  that  astrology  shall  gain  universal  recog- 
nition— when  calm  and  earnest  students  of  a  dispas- 
sionate science  may  well  think  it  beneath  their 
dignity  to  give  cognizance  to  flippant  utterances  of 
superficial  opponents. 

If  "God"  means  anything  at  all  in  the  language 
of  a  doctor  of  philosophy,  it  may  well  be  supposed 
to  mean  the  Universal  Mind,  the  thought  behind 
matter,  or  that  in  which  and  by  which  everything  is. 
Being  also  an  "image"  I  have  a  few  suggestions  to 
offer  on  the  subject:  I  swing  my  arms  around — it 
influences  every  cell  in  my  body.  I  think:  I  shall  go 

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Astrology  or  Psychology? 

out  for  a  walk — I  start  to  move  my  legs  and  soon 
every  cell,  or  minor  universe  of  which  I  am  the 
"God"  are  influenced  by  my  thought  in  motion.  Now, 
I  am  a  universe,  am  I  not?  Then  suppose  the  great 
Universal  Mind,  the  all-God,  moves  his  giant  arm 
(if  so  I  may  express  it)  Jupiter  to  a  trine  aspect  of 
collosal  Sun.  Has  that  so  surely  no  crystallizing  effect 
through  the  first  breath  of  the  new-born?  A  trine 
aspect  is  an  angle,  or  distance  apart,  of  120  degrees. 
Crystallizing  angles  are  called  aspects  and  are 
based  on  the  pyramid  and  the  cube.  They  are  meas- 
ured upon  the  lines  of  the  equator  and  the  ecliptic. 
Water  will  crystallize  perfect  angles  of  120  degrees, 
will  it  not?  Is  it  so  sure  that  a  crystal  formation 
means  nothing  to  the  myriad  of  lives  in  the  little 
universe,  the  waterdrop?  These  queries  seem  to  me 
quite  related.  Can  intelligent  people  afford  to  scoff 
at  the  idea  of  planetary  influences  without  giving  it 
a  fair  test? 

What  is  the  medium  through  which  we  may  sup- 
pose an  effect  from  a  planetary  aspect?  I  would  sug- 
gest— vibration.  There  is  no  limit  to  vibration.  If  it 
has  a  limit  it  exists  only  in  our  knowledge,  not  in 
Nature. 

Before  offering  the  reader  any  more  speculative 
suggestions  it  will  be  necessary  to  clear  the  ground 
of  a  nauseating  rubbish  heaped  up  by  our  opponents. 


Everybody s  Astrology 

It  is  really  not  worth  the  reader's  attention  unless  he 
has  admitted  the  silly  nonsense  of  encyclopaedic 
writers  to  a  place  in  his  mind.  I  will  be  as  brief  as 
possible : 

"Copernicus  discovered  that  the  sun,  and  not  the 
earth,  was  the  center  of  our  universe,  so  the  Helio- 
centric system  (sun  in  center)  was  established.  The 
old  Geocentric  system  (earth  in  center)  with  its 
superstition,  astrology,  died." 

I  hope  to  make  it  plain  to  the  reader  in  a  few 
words,  that  this  view  of  the  matter  is  bluntly  wrong, 
if  not  indeed  wilfully  deceiving.  When  the  ancient 
astrologers  calculated  eclipses  they  did  so  by  the 
geocentric  (earth  in  center)  system,  and  their  pre- 
dictions were  very  nearly  as  exact  by  their  crude 
means  as  are  the  moderns  with  their  superior  methods 
and  instruments.  There  need  be  no  doubt  about  the 
truth  of  this  statement,  for  there  are  sufficient  histori- 
cal records  to  prove  it.  Now,  how  can  this  be  true  if 
Copernicus  really  did  murder  the  geocentric  system? 
The  fact  is  simply  this,  that  the  astronomers  of  today 
are  using  the  very  same  geocentric  system  in  calcu- 
lating eclipses.  Also,  they  are  using  the  very  same 
geocentric  system  throughout  the  entire  field  of  nauti- 
cal astronomy,  for  how  otherwise  could  the  navigator 
make  use  of  the  astronomer's  tables?  He  is  not  sail- 
ing on  the  sun,  is  he?  The  notion  is  really  too  silly 

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for  mention.  I  trust  I  do  not  offend  the  reader's 
intelligence  by  assuming  that  he  might  possibly  with- 
out thinking  much  about  it  have  been  deceived  into 
believing  such  nonsense.  Plainly,  astrology,  like 
navigation,  depends  on  relative  positions. 

Pythagoras  and  his  disciples  taught  that  the  sun 
was  the  planetary  center  and  that  the  earth  and  the 
planets  revolved  around  the  sun,  and  yet  a  modern 
is  given  full  credit  for  discovering  an  idea  that  was 
entertained  2000  years  before  him.  Same  as  Darwin 
is  looked  upon  as  the  father  of  evolution,  while  evo- 
lution was  one  of  the  fundamental  teachings  of  the 
Veda  bards,  the  Aryan  philosophers  of  the  earliest 
historic  civilization. 

John  Kepler,  universally  regarded  as  one  of  the 
greatest  of  astronomers,  said:  "A  most  unfailing  ex- 
perience of  the  excitement  of  sub-lunary  natures  by 
the  conjunctions  and  aspects  of  the  planets  has  in- 
structed and  compelled  my  unwilling  belief." 

Richard  A.  Proctor,  of  modern  esteem,  said:  "We 
refuse  to  examine  into  astrology."  Yet  a  most  active 
opponent.  His  voluble  railings,  anonymous  and 
otherwise,  permeate  the  astronomical  literature. 
Alfred  J.  Pearce  in  his  textbook  quotes  from  an 
article  in  the  Cornhill  Magazine  for  July,  1877, 
"The  planet  of  War,"  supposedly  written  by  Mr. 
Proctor:     .     .     .     "But  if  Mars  were  in  truth  the 


Everybody's  Astrology 

Planet  of  War,  if  his  influence  poured  from  near  at 
hand  upon  the  nations  of  the  earth,  excited  them  to 
war  and  bloodshed,  we  might  well  fear  that  the  com- 
ing months  would  bring  desolation  on  many  terres- 
trial fields.  Moreover,  twice  during  his  time  of 
greatest  splendour  his  rays  will  be  closely  conjoined 
with  those  of  the  malignant  planet  Saturn." 

Mr.  Pearce  comments  as  follows:  "At  the  time  the 
foregoing  paragraph  was  written,  the  writer  shared 
the  belief  of  the  Russian  commanders  that  the  cru- 
sade against  Turkey  would  be  but  a  military  prom- 
enade, and  would  be  ended  in  a  few  weeks.  The  fear- 
ful holocaust  of  victims  to  the  unsuccessful  attempts 
to  take  Plevna  by  storm  (the  sacrifice  of  life  being 
greater  than  any  known  for  centuries  past)  attested 
the  power  of  Mars  and  the  validity  of  his  right  to  be 
called  "The  Planet  of  War."  That  this  effect  was 
anticipated  can  be  proved  by  reference  to  Zadkiel's 
Almanac  for  1877.  After  the  contributor  to  the  Corji- 
hill  Magazine  had  exhausted  the  whole  of  his  inge- 
nuity and  recources  for  arguments  against  the  influ- 
ence of  Mars,  it  was  an  exceedingly  cruel  fate  to  have 
them  scattered  to  the  winds  by  means  of  the  very 
circumstance  to  which  he  appealed  as  a  test  (Mars' 
nearest  approach  since  1798).  Perhaps  the  words  of 
Longfellow  (in  his  poem  addressed  to  the  planet 
Mars)  have  recurred  to  his  mind: 

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Astrology  or  Psychology? 

"O  star  of  strength,  I  see  thee  stand, 
And  smile  upon  my  pain!" 

(Pearce:  page  23,  vol.  i,  old  edition.) 

Simon  Newcomb,  of  course,  rejected  astrology.  He 
also  wrote  a  book  on  the  future  impossibility  of  the 
flying  machine. 

I  once  made  bold  to  approach  a  "great"  astronomi- 
cal authority.  He  gave  the  following  characteristic 
answer:  "Modern  astronomers  do  not  believe  in 
astrology."  Later  this  noted  newspaper  scribe  became 
infatuated  with  the  subject.  There  was  also  a  lady  of 
charms  in  the  astrological  society.  Alas!  like  the 
morning  star — but  to  be  as  brief:  astrology  was 
promptly  declared  taboo  and  all  astrologers  consigned 
to  the  rack  by  the  morose  savant.  Emerging  from  the 
repair  shop  for  cracked  brains,  the  professor  claimed 
he  had  discovered  what  St.  Matthew  says  no  man 
shall  ever  know,  except  by  the  signs  and  events — the 
day  when  the  sun  comes  into  "the  Man-"  But  he  re- 
fused to  give  his  discovery  to  the  world  for  fear  that 
astrologers  might  learn  the  secret  whereby  to  cast  a 
correct  horoscope-  Bless  his  chilled  heart,  the  "pre- 
cession" of  the  equinoxes  does  not  affect  the  casting 
of  the  horoscope  at  all  and  but  triflingly  subsequent 
calculations.  We  are  not  reckoning  by  constellations, 
but  by  the  signs.  Our  mundane  equation  base  is  the 
equator.  The  ecliptic  intersects  the  equator  at  the  same 

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two  points  now  as  ever  and  forever.  The  division  of 
the  equator  into  12  houses  and  that  of  the  ecliptic 
into  12  signs  are  according  to  crystallization  laws, 
same  as  the  aspects.  The  "precession"  is  along  the 
ecliptic.  It  is  a  receding  motion  of  our  sun  and  planet 
family  at  the  rate  of  30°  or  one  sign,  per  2160  years. 
Selah. 

Camille  Flammarion,  a  former  opponent,  declared 
recently:  "Astrology  is  a  science  worthy  of  notice  to 
say  the  least." 

John  Flamsteed,  the  first  astronomer  Royal  of 
England,  gave  this,  the  truest  verdict  of  any  critic 
that  I  have  read  of:  "I  found  astrology  to  give  in 
general  strong  conjectural  hints,  not  perfect  declara- 
tions." 

Now,  to  return  to  the  psychologist:  He  is  a  most 
interesting  person,  and  his  argument,  which  I  will 
come  to  shortly,  is  the  most  ingenious  one  ever 
launched  by  any  opponent.  I  heard  him  later  in  Oak- 
land. He  was  giving  a  course  in  vocational  guidance 
to  some  800  students.  Six  evenings  for  twenty-five 
dollars  per  head.  And  here,  to  my  surprise,  the  whole 
evening  was  given  to  the  reading  and  demonstration 
of  Frank  Theodore  Allen's  "Birthday  Key,"  a  tiny 
astrological  leaflet,  which  my  friend  Allen  had  sent 
me  many  years  ago.  This  was  an  exact  reprint  by 
"The  Mastery  Press."  And  then  I  realized  what  it 

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means  to  be  a  great  psychologist:  800  students  at 
$25.00  each,  one  evening  of  which  course  v/ould  net 
about  $3000 — and  for  an  astrological  sun  reading! 
I  have  too  much  sympathy  for  my  own  kin  to  want 
to  see  an  obscure  astrologer  try  a  stunt  like  that.  And 
now  I  know  I  have  got  the  reader  guessing:  "Well, 
then  the  doctor  believes  in  astrology  after  all?"  Not 
so.  He  believes  in  the  influence  of  the  sun  via  the 
subconscious  mind,  that  is  to  say:  "Man  partook  of 
certain  foods  at  certain  seasons  of  the  year.  This  gave 
to  certain  children  certain  characteristics,  which  when 
recorded  were  mistakingly  attributed  to  the  astrologi- 
cal influence  of  the  sun,  and  the  recording  so  sug- 
gested itself  to  the  subconscious  mind  of  the  race, 
that  children  ever  since  have  continued  to  be  born 
with  the  characteristics  of  their  sun  signs." 

I  concede  gladly  that  in  a  superficial  degree  the 
doctor's  argument  is  true.  There  has  been,  to  my 
knowledge,  only  one  other  contra  argument  made  that 
had  in  it  a  superficial  degree  of  truth.  This  other  was 
made  by  Camille  Flammarion,  our  former  opponent, 
many  years  ago.  Obviously  to  astrological  students, 
however,  the  doctor's  explanation  has  much  w^anting ; 
for  there  are  many  factors  besides  the  sun,  that  are  in 
many  instances  far  more  demonstrable  of  their  in- 
fluence than  the  sun  sign.  Certainly  these  cannot  be 
explained  away  by  the  same  psychological  process  as 

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feeding — recording —  suggestion  to  the  subconscious, 
since  they  have  not  been  popularly  known  either  in 
ancient  or  modern  times,  for  instance,  the  rising  sign. 
It  is  a  common  observation  among  astrologers  that 
as  the  sun's  place  by  sign  gives  the  keynote  to  the 
individual  or  latent  nature,  or  what  psychologists 
call  the  "unconscious"  or  "subconscious"  mind, 
so  the  rising,  or  ascending,  sign  gives  the  keynote 
to  the  personality,  or  expressed  nature  of  the  individ- 
ual, or  "conscious  mind"  in  psychology. 

The  argument  is  well  calculated  to  enhance  the 
power  of  suggestion  in  the  minds  of  the  doctor's 
superficial  listeners,  on  the  principle  that  every  little 
bit  that  is  taken  from  Peter  and  given  to  Paul  will 
give  Paul  just  a  little  bit  more. 

Another  argument  made  by  the  doctor  to  the  effect 
that  events  will  transpire,  both  as  to  time  and  nature, 
because  of  suggestion  to  the  subconscious,  does  not 
accord  with  the  results  of  mathematical  investigation, 
which  prove  that  events  of  the  past  are  in  evidence 
about  as  promptly  as  are  those  of  the  future.  Yet, 
also  in  this  there  is  a  tiny  superficial  truth  and  a 
lesson  for  those  who  would  under-rate  or  ignore  the 
power  of  suggestion. 

Whatever  may  be  said  in  an  attempt  to  prove  that 
the  conditions  of  life  are  the  net  results  of  suggestions 
from  our  subconscious  and  conscious,  our  ancestors 

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and  present  surroundings,  cannot  in  the  least  render 
unprofitable  the  study  and  praxis  of  astrology;  on  the 
contrary,  psychologists  v/ould  be  especially  benefitted 
by  knowing  upon  a  mathematical  bases,  where  and 
when  to  apply  their  suggestive  powers. 

It  has  long  been  my  regret  that  neither  of  the  many 
elaborated  and  expensive  text-books  on  the  astrologi- 
cal market  do  present  a  fairly  plausible  hypothesis 
on  the  modus  operandi,  and  it  is  an  equally  welcome 
and  elucidating  idea  which  thus  occurs  to  my  mind, 
this,  that  our  earth  may  have  a  subconscious  mind 
of  its  own,  which  by  some  process  wholly  psychologi- 
cal in  nature  may  influence  and  be  influenced  by  and 
merge  into  that  of  the  other  planets,  sun  and  moon 
included  and  even  the  distant  stars.  Perhaps  in  the 
last  analysis,  after  having  passed  through  the  initial 
quack  stages  of  self-importance,  psychologists  will 
not  regard  astrology  as  un-psychological,  when  they 
may  wisely  follow  the  precedent  of  other  religio- 
science  cults,  of  which  I  wish  to  mention  the  Her- 
metists  only,  and  whose  doctrines  are  inseparably 
linked  to  astrology,  the  science  which  I  should  like 
to  term :  Cosmic  Psychology. 


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READINGS  OF  THE  TWELVE  SIGNS 


The  four  triangles  within  the  zodiacal  circle  indi- 
cate the  four  "triplicities,"  viz:  the  fiery,  the  earthy, 
the  airy  and  the  watery.  The  fire  signs  are  (follow 
the  triangle)  Aries,  Leo  and  Sagittarius;  the  earth 
signs,  Taurus,  Virgo  and  Capricorn;  the  air  signs, 
Gemini,  Libra  and  Aquarius;  the  water  signs.  Can- 
cer, Scorpio  and  Pisces.  Those  are  the  elementary  na- 
tures of  the  signs. 

The  three  squares  indicate  the  constitutional  na- 
tures thus:  The  cardinal  signs  (also  termed  movable, 
or  active)  Aries,  Cancer,  Libra  and  Capricorn;  the 
fixed  signs,  Taurus,  Leo,  Scorpio  and  Aquarius;  the 
common  (or  mutable)  signs,  Gemini,  Virgo,  Sagit- 
tarius and  Pisces. 

These  elements  are  an  index  to  the  sign  readings, 
same  as  the  horoscope  is  an  index  to  a  life  reading. 

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Sign  Readings 

Aries,  T,  the  Ram:  March  21  to  April  20. 

Quick  and  daring  in  thought  and  action,  lively 
and  energetic.  Impulsive,  enthusiastic,  self-assertive 
and  aggressive.  Venturesome,  resistful  of  control. 
Very  determined.  Excitable,  and  fiery  in  temper. 

When  ascending  (in  addition  to  the  above)  the 
body  is  generally  lean,  but  strong  and  enduring  and 
of  average  height  with  wiry  brown  or  reddish  hair, 
light  complexion.  A  broad  forehead  and  pointed 
chin.  A  keen  eye.  A  brisk  lively  gait.  Liable  to  hurts 
about  the  head  and  face,  and  loss  of  hair. 


Taurus,  b  ,  the  Bull:  April  20  to  May  21. 

Determined,  patient,  slow,  plodding,  thorough, 
methodical  and  practical.  Reserved,  firm  and  un- 
changeable. Slow  to  anger  but  furious  when  angered. 
Great  vitality  and  endurance.  Fond  of  good  eating, 
especially  rich  foods,  ease  and  comfort. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  generally  stout  and 
rather  below  the  average  height.  A  round  thick  neck 
and  round  face.  Dark  hair.  Eyes  dark,  large  and 
pensive.  A  measured,  decisive  step.  Liable  to  throat 
afflictions. 

If  born  about  May  19,  especially  if  close  to  sunrise 
the  eyesight  is  afflicted. 

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Gemini,  n,  the  Twins:  May  21  to  June  22. 

Very  adaptable  and  versatile.  Kind,  congenial, 
tactful  and  inoffensive.  Great  readers  and  talkers. 
Inquiring.  Quick  witted,  and  quick  to  learn.  Change- 
able, restless,  and  dislikes  to  be  alone. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  straight  and  generally 
slender  and  rather  tall.  Dark  hair  and  brown  eyes. 
Long  arms  and  hands  that  are  always  busy  with 
something.  In  short,  Gemini  persons  are  exception- 
ally expressive  in  hands,  feet,  eyes  and  tongue.  Well 
shaped  forehead,  oval  face.  Liable  to  hurts  about  the 
arms  and  shoulders. 


Cancer,  S,  the  Crab:  June  22  to  July  23. 

Very  tenacious  and  very  prudent.  Receptive,  sensi- 
tive, sympathetic,  shy  and  reserved.  Strongly  attached 
to  home.  Morbidly  introspective.  Fond  of  history  and 
tradition.  Often  collecting  antiques  and  curiosities. 
Intuitive.  Negative  and  mediumistic. 

When  ascending,  gives  a  body  of  medium  height, 
weak  and  unproportionate,  a  large  upper  body  and 
slender  limbs.  Hair  brown,  complexion  sandy  or  pale, 
and  blue  eyes.  A  round  face.  Crablike  manners  and 
a  graceless  gait.  Liable  to  digestive  troubles. 

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Sign  Readings 

Leo,  ^,  the  Lion ;  July  23  to  August  23. 

Forceful,  magnetic,  generous,  and  impulsive. 
Strong  and  ardent  love  natures.  Moved  through  the 
heart  rather  than  through  reason.  Commanding,  reso- 
lute, courageous  and  high  spirited.  Sometimes  boast- 
fully asserting  his  superiority.  A  staunch  friend  and 
a  noble  enemy. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  usually  large,  well 
built  and  of  a  stately  carriage.  Ruddy  complexion, 
light  brown  or  golden  hair  and  blue  or  gray  eyes.  A 
sonorous  voice,  and  elastic  step.  Liable  to  hurts  to  the 
back. 

The  days  about  July  28  and  August  18  give  weak 
eyes,  especially  when  born  close  to  sunrise. 

Virgo,  TTg,  the  Virgin:  August  23  to  September  23. 

Critical  and  discriminating.  Fastidious  about  food. 
Alert,  inquisitive,  ingenious,  studious,  industrious 
and  smart.  Neat  and  orderly.  Fond  of  the  artistic. 
Apt  in  the  languages  and  elocution.  Good  business 
abilities. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  rather  short.  The  face 
appears  triangular,  the  forehead  being  broad  and 
well  formed.  Dark  brown  hair,  brown  or  gray  eyes 
and  a  sallow  complexion.  Somewhat  jerky  movements 
in  walking.  Liable  to  stomach  troubles. 

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Everybody's  Astrology 

Libra,  ^,  the  Balance:  September  23  to  October  23. 

Intuitive,  perceptive,  impartial,  just  and  harmon- 
ious. Amiable  and  diplomatic.  Comparing  and  rea- 
soning. Artistic  aptitude.  Loves  music,  singing  and 
dancing.  Changeable,  and  moody  and  somewhat 
fickle.  Light  and  suave.  Inclined  to  build  castles  in 
the  air.  Easily  disturbed  like  the  balance. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  generally  above  med- 
ium height,  in  youth  slender  and  growing  stout  in 
later  years.  Symetric  form  and  fair  complexion. 
Brown  or  dark  hair  and  blue  eyes.  Head  and  face 
of  fine  proportions.  Square  faced.  Polite  and  graceful 
deportment.  Weak  kidneys  and  the  small  of  the  back. 

Scorpio,  TTt,  the  Scorpion:  October  23  to  Novem- 
ber 22. 

Cunning,  secretive,  austere  and  determined.  Ardent 
love  natures.  Self-centered,  jealous,  resentful,  vin- 
dictive and  uncompromising.  Ever  ready  with  sting- 
ing sarcasm.  Industrious,  strong  willed  and  self- 
assertive.  Silent,  subtle,  tricky,  and  surprisingly 
heroic  in  danger. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  large  boned  and  stout, 
strong  and  robust.  Hair  and  complexion  dark.  Eyes 
dark,  sharp  and  penetrating.  Square  face  and  large 
teeth.  Abrupt  in  manners.  Determined  steps  in  walk- 
ing. Liable  to  troubles  with  the  genitals. 

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Sign  Readings 

Sagittarius,    t ,  the  Archer:  November  22  to  De- 
cember 22. 

Direct  and  outspoken.  Benevolent,  hearty  "good 
fellows,"  democratic,  unceremonious  and  very  inde- 
pendent. Unconventional,  impulsive,  sympathetic 
and  ever  ready  to  help  a  good  cause  along.  Given  to 
prophecy.  Love  sport  and  the  outdoor  life. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  generally  tall,  of 
athletic  build.  Dark  brown  hair  and  dark  eyes,  some- 
times gray.  An  open  genial  contour.  Oval  face.  A 
carefree  carriage.  Liable  to  hurts  to  hips  and  thighs. 

The  days  about  November  30  and  December  16 
and  19  give  weak  eyes,  especially  if  birth  is  close  to 
sunrise. 


Capricorn,   V3,  the   Goat:    December  22   to   Jan- 
uary 20. 

Capricious,  suspicious  and  melancholic.  Indus- 
trious, persevering,  orderly  and  systematic.  Conven- 
tional, economical,  selfish  and  ever  on  the  alert  and 
aspiring  for  material  benefits  and  positions.  Organ- 
izing and  managing  aptitudes. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  weak,  but  tenacious 
to  life.  Small  stature,  ill-formed,  dark  complexion, 
dark  brown  or  black  hair  and  small  dark  piercing 
eyes.  Thin  neck  and  pointed  features.  Liable  to  con- 
sumption, and  weak  knees,  apparent  in  the  walk. 

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Everybody s  Astrology 
Aquarius,  ^,  the  Man:  January  20  to  February  19. 

Humane,  kind  and  obliging,  constant  and  reliable. 
Retiring,  refined,  artistic,  studious  and  inventive. 
Quiet,  extremely  sensitive  and  subject  to  psychologi- 
cal conditions  and  impressions.  Natural  readers  of 
human  nature.  Lovers  of  science,  literature  and  art 
and  well  at  home  in  cultured  society. 

When  ascending,  the  body  is  seldom  above  me- 
dium, of  fine  build,  round  features,  rather  delicate. 
Sandy  or  dark  flaxen  hair.  Restful  eyes.  Calm  and 
reflective  manners.  Liable  to  injury  to  the  legs. 


Pisces,  >^,  the  Fishes:  February  19  to  March  21. 

Sensitive  and  very  mediumistic.  S}Tnpathetic  and 
gentle.  Negative,  shy,  timid,  loyal  and  dependent. 
Confiding  and  trustful.  Easily  led.  Fond  of  sensa- 
tion and  inclined  to  drift.  Lovers  of  peace,  ease  and 
security.  Habitually  live  in  their  feelings. 

When  ascending,  gives  a  small  stature,  fleshy, 
weak  and  tired.  Brown  hair  and  water  colored  eyes. 
Round  face  and  small  teeth.  Walks  with  a  waddling 
gait.  Frequently  troubled  with  their  feet. 

The  days  about  February  27  give  weak  eyesight, 
especially  if  born  close  to  sunrise. 


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READING     THE     CHARACTER     FROM 

THE   SUN   SIGN   AND    THE 

RISING  SIGN 

The  first  paragraph  of  the  foregoing  sign  readings 
applies  to  the  sun  sign;  the  whole  of  the  reading 
applies  to  the  ascending  sign.  The  reader  is  referred 
to  the  table  of  ascending  signs  to  be  used  when  the 
birth  hour  is  known.  Should  date  of  birth  fall  within 
three  or  four  days  of  the  date  when  the  sun  enters  a 
new  sign,  the  individual  then  partakes  of  both  signs. 
Similarly,  though  in  a  much  lesser  degree,  will  the 
person  partake  of  two  signs  should  the  extreme  be- 
ginning or  end  of  a  sign  be  found  on  the  ascendant. 
The  person  is  then  said  to  be  born  "on  the  cusp." 
The  difference  here  is  however  quite  readily  per- 
ceived, as  in  the  case  of  twins  who  are  born  each  on 
the  other  side  of  the  cusp. 

It  will  be  found  that  the  mental  characteristics  are 
more  in  evidence  than  the  bodily.  The  latter  seem 
more  subject  to  modification  by  hereditary  condi- 
tions. 

The  popular  "Solar  Readings"  divide  humanity 
into  twelve  groups.  By  combining  the  sun  sign  and 
the  ascending  sign  judiciously  (in  the  manner  of  an 
astrologer)  we  obtain  144  groups.  That  such  a  combi- 
nation is  far  superior  to  the  singular  sun  readings 

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Everybody's  Astrology 

will  at  once  become  apparent  to  the  observer.  Never- 
theless, nothing  better  than  a  general  accordance  can 
be  expected,  considering  that  the  sign  positions  of  the 
sun  and  the  ascendant  are  only  two  of  many  factors 
subjected  to  analysis  and  synthesis  when  properly 
delineating  character  from  a  horoscope ;  but  they  are 
important  factors  and  the  only  ones  that  can  be  con- 
sidered on  this  narrow  scheme. 

The  reader  may  now  proceed  as  follows:  Select 
from  among  your  acquaintances  any  one  who  comes 
near  to  being  a  type  of  one  of  the  signs,  then  get  that 
person's  birth  date.  Letting  him  keep  the  hour  to  him- 
self, or  meanwhile  he  m.ay  inquire  of  the  parents. 
(The  birth  hour  is  roughly  known  to  a  majority  of 
the  younger  generation. )  Put  the  middle  of  the  rising 
period  of  the  sign  describing  the  native  on  a  slip  of 
paper  and,  holding  your  hand  over  it,  request  your 
''subject"  to  announce  the  hour.  I  have  turned  that 
stunt  with  general  success  on  many  occasions.  When 
removing  my  hand  I  let  him  gaze  at  the  hour  on  the 
slip.  This  never  fails  to  produce  an  effect  upon  those 
present.  The  party  himself  may  be  a  "hard  case"  and 
you  may  have  to  put  up  a  bet  to  make  him  go  to  the 
trouble  of  interesting  himself  in  himself.  Of  course, 
the  bet,  to  be  on  the  square  with  an  honest  disbeliever, 
should  be  one  against  twelve,  since  there  are  twelve 
signs  and  you  are  to  guess  the  right  one,  but  he  may 

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Reading  the  Character 

not  understand  this  (they  don't  always),  and  you, 
having  the  advantage  of  this  much  knowledge,  can 
afford  to  be  generous  with  your  "victim."  You  will 
make  mistakes,  but  you  can  pick  types  enough  to 
come  out  winner  in  the  long  run,  and  many  more 
than  are  needed  for  proof. 

In  this  demonstrative  manner  I  once  guessed  the 
exact  date  of  a  child's  death.  I  was  given  four  months 
to  go  on, — that  means  120  to  one.  I  put  down  Febru- 
ary 7.  The  father  denied  it,  saying,  "it  was  in  Febru- 
ary, but  it  was  on  the  8th."  But  those  that  were  pres- 
ent gave  me  full  credit  for  having  come  surprisingly 
close.  The  next  day  the  father  admitted  that  my  guess 
was  absolutely  correct,  as  he  recalled  having  received 
a  telegram  on  the  8th,  stating  that  the  child  died  on 
the  7th,  at  II  p.m.,  "but,"  said  he,  "the  stars  had 
nothing  to  do  with  that,  for  she  died  of  pneumonia, 
and  if  she  hadn't  caught  a  cold  on  a  certain  occasion 
she  wouldn't  have  died, — no,  your  astrology  is  all 
bosh!" 

Now,  Mr.  Psychologist,  did  I  kill  that  child  by 
suggestion  ? 

This  happened  about  twenty  years  ago,  when  I  was 
not  able  to  attempt  such  fine  guesses  and  had  an 
astrologer  to  help  me  out.  I  have  made  a  few  guesses 
of  more  practical  value  since  then,  such  as  are  not  for 
publicity. 

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Everybody's  Astrology 

To  illustrate  the  combination  reading  with  an  ex- 
ample: A  man  is  born  April  lo,  at  7  a-  m-,  Chicago, 
111.,  before  1883.  Referring  to  the  table  of  rising 
signs,  as  will  be  explained,  we  find  his  ascendant  in 
Taurus.  We  then  have  an  Aries  individual  and  a 
Taurus  person.  Aries  is  active,  that  is  "quick,"  "im- 
pulsive," "excitable,"  etc.  (see  sign  reading)  while 
Taurus  is  fixed,  or  "determined,"  "slow,"  "reserved," 
etc.  He  is  also  of  a  fiery-earthy  nature  (see  left-hand 
diagram).  Accordingly  we  judge  our  man  is  inwardly 
active,  though  his  actions,  or  expressions,  would  in- 
dicate the  reverse.  Hence  he  is  a  man  who  will  "use 
his  head  to  save  his  feet,"  capable  of  accomplishing 
much  without  seeming  to  be  in  a  hurry.  Well  adapted 
for  city  life  as  he  will  readily  turn  its  many  comforts 
to  practical  use.  If  well  bred,  refined,  or  repressed,  he 
will  win  his  way  through  diplomacy.  If  a  man  of  the 
rough  and  the  wild — like  unpolished  rice,  whole 
wheat,  or  unrefined  brown  sugar,  with  the  natural, 
active,  health  producing  elements  intact — in  terms  of 
''cosmic  psychology"  I  would  say,  his  latent  fires  un- 
repressed — he  is  then  a  "bully,"  yet  preferring  the 
easy  practical  way,  avoiding,  if  possible,  the  exertion 
and  discomfort  of  a  fight.  Add  to  this  combination 
the  possibility  of  a  prominent  Mars  and  beware  lest 
he  gets  "mad."  Had  he  been  born  two  hours  earlier, 
he  would  have  been  an  Aries  man  in  and  out — ever 

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Reading  the  Character 

ready  for  the  fight,  a  pioneer  type  with  an  eye  for 
risk  and  excitement. 

Had  the  native  been  a  woman,  the  same  individual 
would  express  through  the  same  person  and  through 
the  feminine  sex,  which  would  modify  according  to 
the  additional  repression  imposed  on  her  by  our  ethic 
rules  and  custom. 

People  who  are  born  at  sunrise  are  generally  the 
easiest  read,  their  sun  and  ascendant  being  then  in 
the  same  sign,  unless  date  be  near  the  21st.  Sunrise 
people  are  the  healthiest  as  are  also  those  born  in 
the  spring  months.  Noon  people  are  most  successful, 
their  sun  being  elevated,  in  or  near  the  mid-heaven, 
the  house  of  position,  honor  and  business  career. 

If  the  reader  will  familiarize  himself  with  the  two 
little  diagrams,  the  symbols  and  order  of  the  signs 
and  their  relation,  one  to  another,  whether  in  ''trine" 
(triangle)  meaning  harmony,  or  in  "square,"  mean- 
ing discord,  he  will  soon  know  more  than  has  taken 
six  pages  of  sign  readings  to  express.  It  is  well  to 
memorize  the  symbols,  as  they  and  their  names  aptly 
express  the  sign's  nature-  Notice  also  that,  according 
to  their  order,  the  signs  relate  to  the  various  parts  of 
the  body,  as  Aries  to  the  head  and  Pisces  to  the  feet, 
expressive  of  "the  Grand  Man  of  the  cosmos." 


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TABLE  OF  ASCENDING  SIGNS 

Latitude  40°  North 


Dec. 

Jan. 

Feb. 

M 

ar. 

Apr. 

May 

31 

31 

28-29 

31 

30 

31 

Sign,  0° 

h. 

m. 

h. 

m. 

h.     m. 

h. 

m. 

h. 

m. 

h.     m. 

Libra 

II 

24 

Scorpio 

1 

54 

II 

52 

Sagittarius. .  . 

4 

26 

2 

24 

12     34 

Capricorn .  .  . 

6 

48 

4 

46 

2     56 

12 

54 

Aquarius .... 

8 

43 

6 

41 

4     51 

2 

49 

12 

51 

Pisces 

10 

09 

8 

08 

6     17 

4 

16 

2 

18 

12     16 

Aries 

11 

22 

9 

10 

20 
32 

7  30 

8  42 

5 
6 

28 
40 

3 

4 

30 
42 

1     28 

Taurus 

12 

34 

2     40 

Gemini 

2 
3 
6 
8 
11 

01 
56 
17 
49 
20 

11 

59 

10     09 

8 
10 

07 
02 

6 

8 

10 

09 
04 
26 

4     07 

Cancer 

1 
4 
6 
9 

54 
16 

47 
18 

12     04 

2     25 
4     57 
7     28 

6    03 

Leo 

12 
2 

5 

24 

55 
26 

8     24 

Virgo 

12 
3 

57 
28 

10     56 

Libra 

1     26 

Scorpio 

11 

48 

9     58 

7 

56 

5 

58 

3     56 

Sagittarius. .  . 

12     30 

10 

28 

8 

30 

6     28 

Capricorn.  .  . 

12 

50 

10 

52 

8    50 

Aquarius.  .  . . 

12 

47 

10    45 

Pisces 

12      12 

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TABLE  OF  ASCENDING  SIGNS 

Latitude  40°  North 


June 
30 


July 
31 


Aug. 
31 


Sept. 
30 


Oct. 
31 


Nov. 
30 


Sign,  0° 

Aries 

Taurus. . . . 
Gemini. . .  . 
Cancer.  . .  . 

Leo 

Virgo 

Libra 

Scorpio 

Sagittarius 
Capricorn . 
Aquarius.  . 

Pisces 

Aries 

Taurus. .  .  . 
Gemini. . .  . 
Cancer,  .  .  . 

Leo 

Virgo 


h. 
II 
12 

2 

4 

6 

8 

n_ 
1 

4 
6 
8 

10 

11 


m. 
30 
42 
09 
04 
26 
58 
_28 
58 
30 
52 
47 
14 
25 


h. 


h.  m. 


07 
02 
24 
56 
26 

il 

28 
50 
45 
12 
24 
36 
03 


00 
22 
54 
24 
_55 
26 
48 
43 
10 
22 
34 
01 
56 


23 
55 
25 
56 
_28 
50 
44 
11 
23 
36 
02 
57 
19 


53 
23 
54 
26 
_48 
42 
09 
21 
34 
01 
55 
17 
49 


10  55 

1  25 

3  56 

6  28 

8  50 

10  44 

12  11 


24 
36 
03 

57 


8  19 
10  51 


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THE  TABLE  OF  ASCENDING  SIGNS 

This  table  will  apply  roughly  to  anyone  born  near 
the  40°  latitude  in  the  north  hemisphere.  It  gives  the 
hour  and  minute  when  each  sign  is  rising,  that  is, 
when  it  begins  to  rise  and  when  it  gives  place  to  the 
succeeding  sign.  It  is  calculated  to  accord  with  the 
months  half  way  between  the  two  leap  dates  in  1920 
and  1924  and  therefore  in  using  it  for  leap  years  and 
common  years  alike  there  will  be  a  general  error  of 
a  couple  minutes  after  1901  and  four  or  five  minutes 
for  the  latter  part  of  the  19th  century.  Also,  being 
made  for  the  Central  standard  meridian,  it  is  correct 
for  the  United  States  chiefly.  x\t  other  parts  of  the 
world  there  will  be  an  additional  error  of  one  minute 
for  west  Europe  and  two  or  three  minutes  for  Asia. 
When  the  birthplace  is  north  or  south  of  the  40° 
latitude  a  margin  for  error  of  three  minutes  for  every 
degree  must  be  allowed.  This,  however,  only  when 
Cancer  or  Capricorn  or  their  adjacent  signs  are  ris- 
ing. When  Aries  or  Libra  or  their  adjacent  signs  rise 
allow  half  that  amount.  The  time  given  is  when  each 
sign  begins  to  rise.  For  example,  Aries  will  rise  from 
5:28  to  6:40  a.m.  on  March  31,  and  Taurus  from 
6 140  to  8 : 07.  The  hours  above  the  horizontal  line  are 
before  noon  and  those  below  it  are  after  noon.  They 

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Table  of  Ascending  Signs 

extend  from  about  midnight  to  the  following  mid- 
night (civil  time).  The  hours  in  italics  belong  to  the 
previous  or  following  day.  The  last  day  of  each 
month  is  given.  To  get  the  time  for  intermediate 
dates  subtract  four  minutes  for  each  day  elapsed 
since  the  table  date  or  add  four  minutes  for  each  day 
previous  thereto.  Taking  the  nearest  date  will  give 
nearly  exact  results. 

In  this  way  the  table  may  be  used  for  as  high  a 
latitude  as  45°.  Above  that  the  error  will  increase  for 
the  signs  as  mentioned,  when  an  allowance  of  five 
minutes  and  more  per  degree  for  the  Cancer  and 
Capricorn  signs  would  render  the  table  often  useless. 
Below  40°  it  may  be  used  more  freely  as  the  allow- 
ance for  error  may  be  decreased. 

After  some  experience  the  reader  may  be  able  to 
tell  without  referring  to  the  table  just  about  what 
sign  is  rising  at  a  given  hour  on  a  given  date.  For 
example,  if  birth  was  in  January  at  noon,  Aries  or 
Taurus  would  ascend;  if  at  midnight,  the  opposite 
signs.  Libra  or  Scorpio  would  ascend.  If  birth  was 
at  sunrise,  the  sun  sign  of  course  would  ascend,  in 
this  case  Capricorn  or  first  part  of  Aquarius;  if  at 
sunset,  the  opposite  sign.  Cancer  or  first  part  of  Leo, 
would  ascend. 


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Map  of  Standard  Time  Sections 


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TIME  AND   THE   MAP 

The  map  of  the  standard  time  sections  in  the 
United  States  is  carefully  drawn  from  all  the  data 
given  in  "The  Pathfinder  Railway  Guide"  and  is  in 
general  agreement  with  a  similar  map  given  in  the 
American  Section  of  the  Encyclopaedia  Britannica  in 
an  article  on  horology. 

My  next  book  will  be  a  comprehensive,  plain  primer, 
which  will  give  full  account  of  time  and  the  stand- 
ards in  this  and  other  countries  (a  sadly  neglected 
and  bungled  matter).  Here  it  will  be  sufficient  to 
mention  that  on  November  i8,  1883,  the  standard 
time  system  was  adopted  in  the  United  States.  The 
table  of  ascending  signs  is  calculated  on  the  bases 
of  mean  time,  so  the  birth  hour  of  a  person  born  since 
the  afore  mentioned  date  must  first  be  converted  into 
local  mean  time.  This  is  done  by  allowing  a  correc- 
tion of  four  minutes  for  every  degree  east  or  west  of 
any  given  standard  meridian.  If  west  this  correction 
is  minus,  if  east,  plus.  For  example,  San  Francisco 
lies  in  longitude  122^/2°,  which  is  10  minutes  in  time 
W€st  of  120°  (the  Pacific  standard  meridian).  So 
when  the  clocks  of  San  Francisco  since  1883  show 
noon,  it  is  then  11 150  a.m.  by  local  mean  time. 


Everybody's  Astrology 

During  the  war  we  moved  the  sun  back  one  hour 
to  save  on  the  daylight,  so  here  we  have  an  additional 
correction  to  apply.  From  the  last  Sunday  in  March 
to  the  last  Sunday  in  October,  19 18  and  19 19,  clocks 
in  United  States  were  one  hour  in  advance  of  regular 
standard  time. 

It  will  be  observed  that  the  dividing  lines  between 
the  four  time  sections  do  not  run  straight  and  midway 
between  the  standard  meridians,  as  is  often  assumed. 
For  example,  the  line  which  divides  the  Pacific  and 
the  Mountain  sections  runs  through  Hope,  Troy, 
Huntington,  Ogden,  Mojave  and  Yuma.  The  dividing 
line  between  the  Mountain  and  Central  sections  even 
crosses  the  Mountain  standard  meridian  at  El  Paso. 


ANNOUNCEMENT 

The  last  leaf  of  this  booklet  presents  a  fac-simile 
of  a  postal  card  from  my  teacher,  the  late  Joseph  G. 
Dalton,  the  author  of  "The  Spherical  Basis  of  As- 
trology" and  other  standard  works  of  unapproached 
calibre.  The  publishing  of  that  postal  card  consti- 
tutes my  first  reply  to  an  unfounded  sneer  received 
from  an  eastern  publisher  in  January,  19 14.  A  com- 
plete answer  will  appear  in  due  time  in  the  form  of 
a  new  and  superior  "Spherical  Basis." 

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ILLUSTRATION  OF  PRINCIPLE 


This  is  my  birth  horoscope.  Hora  scopus  means  in 
English  one  of  two  things:  Hour  pointer  or  hour 
view.  Consequently  there  can  be  no  such  thing  as  a 
horoscope  without  the  hour  as  its  bases.  Fortunately 
my  mother  distinctly  remembered  that  ''the  clock 

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struck  six  in  the  morning  just  as  I  was  born."  How- 
ever, the  correctness  of  that  old  time  country  clock 
she  was  not  so  sure  of.  But  the  obvious  indications  of 
the  figure  erected  for  6  o'clock  showed  that  the  time 
could  not  be  many  minutes  wrong.  In  fact,  the  two 
most  important  events  in  my  life,  having  then  trans- 
pired, accorded  with  their  most  appropriate  primary 
arcs  so  closely  that  a  correction  of  less  than  two 
minutes  in  the  birth  hour  brought  them  to  time  to 
the  exact  months  of  their  occurrences.  These  arcs 
were :  Ascendant  parallel  Moon  in  the  zodiac  falling 
due  at  my  age  of  nearly  7,  and  Meridian  conjunct 
Uranus  in  zodiac  and  in  mundo  falling  due  at  my 
age  of  nearly  18.  The  first  event  was  my  adoption  by 
relatives,  involving  a  two  days'  voyage,  mainly  by 
water.  The  other  event  was  the  death  of  my  adoptive 
father,  which  completely  changed  my  career  and  sent 
me  traveling  over  the  world. 

When  I  became  interested  in  astrology,  Uranus 
was  just  then  transiting  over  the  radical  place  of  my 
Venus.  Almost  invariably  astrologers  have  taken  up 
with  astrology  under  some  Uranus  influence,  which 
shows  that  Uranus  has  an  affinity  for  astrology.  At 
my  birth  Uranus  was  rising  on  a  line  passing  exactly 
over  Baltimore,  the  birthplace  of  Joseph  G.  Dalton. 
Mr.  Dalton  became  my  private  instructor  in  the 
mathematics  of  astrology.  As  I  journeyed  across  that 

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horizon  line  for  the  first  time  a  few  years  previous,  I 
was  just  then  reading  some  occult  literature,  also  for 
the  first  time  in  my  life,  and  which  took  my  interest 
and  finally  led  to  an  all-absorbing  interest  in 
astrology. 

The  Moon-culminating  line  of  my  birth  runs  over 
the  San  Francisco  Bay  and  central  over  Oakland. 
The  meridian  (or  culminating)  line  of  primary 
Moon's  body  at  my  age  of  30  falls  within  1°  of  the 
longitude  at  which  I  built  my  cabin  at  that  age.  This 
line  runs  now  slightly  on  the  other  side  of  the  cabin, 
and  will  recede  as  time  goes  on.  I  have  been  a  resident 
of  Oakland  and  later  San  Francisco  and  Libra  Cabin 
for  many  years.  I  seem  to  have  found  my  location. 
My  traveling  propensities  are  satisfied  by  my  going 
back  and  forth  between  Libra  Cabin  and  San  Fran- 
cisco. 

Of  course,  the  psychologist  with  his  "subconscious" 
on  the  brain  will  be  muttering:  "Suggestion!"  As 
the  Frenchman  would  say:  It  is  to  laugh.  I  knew 
nothing  about  this  locality  system  at  the  time  I  built 
my  cabin  and  there  is  not  one  among  a  hundred 
astrologers  who  may  read  this  and  who  will  not  rub 
his  eyes  over  some  of  these  strange  terms.  In  fact, 
it  was  years  after  I  found  my  location  that  I  stumbled 
onto  the  idea  during  one  of  my  reveries  right  in  this 
cabin.  The  idea  so  impressed  me  that  I  instantly 

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recorded  the  time  of  its  conception.  Years  later  I  got 
into  correspondence  with  an  astrologer  of  unusual 
calibre,  who  had  developed  a  complete  system  upon 
the  same  idea.  Still  later  I  discovered  the  nucleus  to 
that  very  same  idea  expressed  in  a  few  words  in  an 
old  out-of-print  text-book,  so  there  is  really  "nothing 
new  under  the  sun." 

Again  I  can  hear  my  psychologist  retort:  "How  do 
you  know  that  your  subconscious  mind  did  not  solve 
your  locality  problem  ten  million  years  ago  while  yet 
in  your  ancestral  body  of  a  jelly-fish?"  Of  course  I 
don't  know. 

Among  spiritualists  there  are  some,  who  being 
tutored  and  controlled  by  astral  disbelievers  in  as- 
trology, for  such  intelligences  there  are  also  in  that 
realm,  whether  it  be  inhabited  by  dispersoned  indi- 
viduals or  by  the  mere  thought  forms  of  the  sub- 
conscious is  not  for  me  to  say.  These  people  assert 
that  when  an  astrologer  makes  a  successful  prediction 
it  is  because  the  long  and  tedious  process  of  calcula- 
tion makes  it  possible  for  "the  spirits"  to  inspire  the 
astrologer  with  the  true  vision  of  the  future. 

With  an  "ism"  or  "ology"  on  the  brain  we  are  not 
really  arguing  in  order  to  eliminate  our  prejudices 
and  retain  the  golden  truth;  our  object  is  to  make  it 
thoroughly  known  to  all  concerned  that  /  am  right 
and  you  are  wrong. 

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Principle  Illustrated 

Many  will  reject  my  views,  and  that  is  as  it  should 
be;  for  as  we  vibrate  differently  so  must  we  think 
differently.  A  few  will  accept  my  views,  and  like  a 
seed  sown  in  fertile  soil — may  it  grow. 

There  is  but  little  of  the  radical  portents  of  my 
horoscope  that  may  be  of  any  special  interest  to  my 
readers.  The  mundane  parallel,  partile  sextile  and 
mutual  reception  of  my  Mercury  and  Mars  may  inter- 
est the  student  and  professional  astrologer.  This  con- 
figuration is  quite  obvious  and  on  seeing  it  for  the 
first  time  it  instantly  arrested  my  attention.  Numbers 
were  my  hobby  already  before  I  could  add  and  sub- 
tract. Consequently  my  interest  in  astrology  has  been 
mostly  limited  to  its  mathematical  development, 
which  is  more  in  line  with  astronomy.  But,  unlike  un- 
fortunate Mr.  Proctor,  mathematicians  are  usually 
poor  diviners,  while  diviners  are  usually  poor 
mathematicians.  These  two  seem  to  vibrate  on  a 
different  scale,  they  respond  to  different  sounds  of 
the  celestial  tuning  fork.  They  do  not  harmonize, 
hence  their  clashes.  And  as  it  takes  a  natural  born 
diviner  with  long  experience  to  be  a  good  reliable 
astrologer,  I  shall  refrain  from  passing  around  the 
astrologer's  business  card.  My  natural  field  of  en- 
deavor at  present  is  that  of  the  ideal  astrologer's  (not 
the  regular  kind)  servant — his  "hod  carrier."  To 
this  end  am  I  planning.  In  a  few  years  hence  I  shall 

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bring  to  the  market  a  set  of  mathematical  tables  of  a 
kind  and  calibre  such  as  the  astrological  world  of 
today  has  never  dreamed  of. 

Several  astrologers,  on  seeing  the  position  of  my 
Jupiter  have  remarked  hastily  and  unobservant  of 
my  less  obviously,  but  severely  afflicted  mid-heaven, 
that  I  ought  to  be  a  financier.  Nevertheless,  Jupiter 
is  my  "saving  grace."  I  have  had  many  a  narrow 
escape,  but  no  more  than  slight  scratches.  Am  gener- 
ally fortunate  in  the  narrow  paths  of  life  and  am 
agreed  to  remain  happy  with  small  means.  Inasmuch 
as  this  "Dr.  Jekyll"  (^)  has  "Mr.  Hyde"  well  hidden 
in  a  much  repressed  latent  (=^TrL)  he  is  still  unmar- 
ried, and,  his  Neptunian  prospects  being  somewhat 
doubtful,  he  is  solemnly  warned  not  to  commit  it  till 
he  is  old  and  needs  a  nurse. 

Some  astrologers  seem  to  take  pains  to  hide  their 
horoscopes,  not  only  from  the  public,  but  even  from 
their  fellow  students.  I  believe  the  most  valuable  in- 
formations are  gathered  from  the  study  of  ones  own 
horoscope,  and  the  interested  friends  who  have 
allowed  me  to  delve  into  their  lives  are  welcome  to 
this  glance  into  mine. 

The  above  brief  commentary  on  a  nativity  must 
suffice  as  an  example  in  the  solution  of  some  of  life's 
problems  and  as  a  hint  on  how  astrology  may  serve 
as  a  guide  to  those  who  wish  to  live  wisely  and  seek 

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Principle  Illustrated 

happiness  in  their  own  natural  field  of  endeavor  and 
thereby  avoid  the  miseries  consequent  upon  our  try- 
ing to  do  the  things  that  are  for  someone  else  to  do 
and  our  trying  to  be  where  we  do  not  belong.  We  have 
a  "free  will"  (so  called)  only  to  the  extent  that  there 
is  lubricating  space  in  a  well  running  machine.  Too 
much  play  room  and  the  end  is  near.  Mother  Nature 
is  too  wise  to  give  to  her  children  free  scope  without 
specific  individual  and  personal  limitations,  so  she 
builds  around  them  hour-scopes  for  their  own  pro- 
tection. She  will  not  allow  foolish  man  the  chance 
privilege  to  throw  monkey  wrenches  into  her  ma- 
chinery and  therefore,  while  we  are  by  our  latent 
natures  urged  on  to  live  up  to  the  full  of  our  possi- 
bilities, we  are  promptly  slapped  by  a  kindly  paw 
when  we  attempt  to  climb  the  strong  walls  of  limita- 
tion built  by  her  laws  of  birth.  Such  is  the  argument, 
— plain  and  irrefutable.  Do  not  let  any  psychologist, 
however  great  in  "gab"  and  "get"  play  upon  your 
vanity  with  flattering  suggestions  that  you  are  "su- 
preme," free  and  unlimited,  for  it  is  barely  possible 
that  you  may  believe  him  and  go  climbing  on  to  pin- 
nacles not  meant  for  your  present  needs  and  from 
which  the  law  of  reaction  will  as  surely  pull  you 
down,  and  you  may  suffer  a  fall  from  which  you  will 
be  in  pains  to  recover. 


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"ACCIDENTAL  COINCIDENCES" 
HOW  TO  FOIL  THEM 

When  in  a  game  of  cards  the  four  aces  "happen" 
to  be  in  one  "lucky"  hand  as  if  by  "accident"  it  is 
called  in  scientific  language  an  "accidental  coinci- 
dence." 

Those  of  us  who  have  studied  and  marveled  at 
the  work  of  the  Great  Architect,  wherein  we  find  the 
geometric  design  in  its  minutest  particles  as  well  as  in 
their  immense  aggregate,  we  know  that  in  such  a 
structure  there  really  can  be  no  room  for  happenings 
by  luck  or  accident;  therefore,  and  notwithstanding 
its  being  the  cause  of  deception  in  our  judgment,  we 
reject  the  word  coincidence  in  its  accidental  sense,  but 
we  accept  it  in  its  orderly  co-related  significance. 
Sidus  is  Latin  for  a  planet  or  a  group  of  stars.  Figura- 
tively it  is  used  in  allusion  to  the  influence  of  the 
stars.  If  sidus  is  the  root  of  the  word  co-in-cidence, 
the  word  is  self  defining;  when  joined  to  the  word 
accidental  it  becomes  as  absurd  as  "common  sense," 
"free  will,"  "scare-crow,"  or  delicious  mudpie. 

The  judgment  of  sage  and  fool  alike  is  prompted 
by  impulse.  We  are  therefore  always  prejudiced,  pro 
or  con,  on  any  disputed  question  and  prone  to  form 

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premature  opinions.  A  mathematical  method  of  guid- 
ing and  checking  the  judgment  is  therefore  imperative 
to  the  investigator.  I  am  about  to  present  an  idea, 
which  I  will  illustrate  by  two  simple  examples. 

Let  us  take  the  supposition  that  personal  character- 
istics coincide  in  a  certain  measure  with  the  nature  of 
the  rising  sign  at  birth.  There  are  12  signs.  I  select 
from  my  audience  1 2  typical  persons  who  know  their 
birth  hour.  We  will  suppose  that  I  guess  correctly 
only  one,  failing  on  11.  The  result  is  then  termed 
negative.  Suppose  I  hit  8  and  miss  4.  Any  reasonable 
person  will  accept  such  result  as  proof,  still  I  may 
have  been  just  "lucky,"  it  may  have  been  an  "acci- 
dental coincidence."  But  suppose  in  a  long  series  of 
experiments  I  hit  more  than  i,  we  will  say,  my  aver- 
age score  is  2  against  10.  This  would  prove  the  sup- 
position true,  but  only  in  a  small  degree,  or  my 
knowledge  as  very  limited. 

Some  may  protest  my  right  to  pick  the  types  and 
insist  that  I  take  12  persons  by  turn.  My  reason  is 
that  there  are  but  few  simple  types,  most  are  com- 
plex, that  is,  commixtures  of  several  signs  due  to  the 
planetary  combinations,  and  being  able  to  judge  only 
from  the  effect  of  the  rising  sign,  therefore  I  reserve 
the  right  to  pick  the  types.  If  there  were  no  truth  in 
the  supposition  it  could  make  no  difference  whether 
I  pick  or  take  by  turn. 

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For  another  example,  let  us  take  the  supposition 
that  changes  in  the  weather  coincide  with  the  time 
of  the  new  moon.  First  we  must  decide  on  a  certain 
locality  and  on  what  is  to  be  reckoned  as  changes. 
We  will  say  there  are  28  days  in  a  Lunar  month. 
Let  us  allow  24  hours  before  and  after  the  exact  hour 
of  the  new  moon  as  a  margin  for  the  supposed  influ- 
ence to  work  out  a  change.  This  gives  2  days  to  the 
28,  or  I  to  14  as  a  negative  score-  Or  we  may  prefer 
to  give  the  influence  a  working  margin  of  say,  4  days, 
in  which  case  we  get  4  to  28,  or  i  to  7  as  a  negative- 
That  is  to  say,  any  score  above  the  negatives,  i  to  14 
or  I  to  7,  whichever  we  choose,  shall  determine  the 
degree  of  influence  effective  upon  the  weather  from 
the  one  single  factor,  the  new  moon.  Read  the  article 
on  Weather  in  Wilson's  "Dictionary"  and  try  as  sup- 
positions the  various  moon  changes  mentioned.  Test 
them  singly  or  simultaneously  over  a  period  of  two 
or  four  years  in  your  home  district. 

These  two  examples  are  so  simple  that  everybody 
can  understand  and  work  them.  Without  some  such 
method  much  fine  discrimination  will  be  needed  to 
eliminate  ambiguities  and  determine  the  relative 
truth  in  all  questions,  simple  or  complex.  By  the  aid 
of  a  deck  of  cards  it  should  be  possible  to  outline  a 
checking  system  in  tabular  arrangement  of  double, 
triple  and  quadruple  index,  according  to  the  complex- 

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ity  of  a  given  supposition.  Meanwhile  experimenting 
with  the  cards  will  give  one  a  good  general  insight 
into  the  nature  of  the  inquiry. 

The  lax  apprehension  of  deception  from  the  ever- 
present  "accidental  coincidences"  is  what  leads  the 
credulous  to  "find  within  themselves  the  means  of 
believing  in  a  thousand  times  as  much  as  there  is  to 
believe  in."  On  the  other  hand,  an  exaggerated  appre- 
hension of  the  same  thing  has  lead  the  incredulous 
to  persist  in  rejecting  everything  until  forced  to  ac- 
cept. Too  frequently  our  great  men  of  science,  and 
educated  people  generally,  exhibit  a  vain  pride  in  such 
incredulity,  as  if  it  were  more  becoming  to  the  intel- 
lect to  be  out  of  balance  one  way  rather  than  the 
other  way.  Certainly  credulity  and  incredulity  as 
well  are  both  synonyms  for  an  unbalanced  judgment. 

It  is  almost  unbelievable  that  science  has  no  mathe- 
matical system  for  guiding  and  checking  the  judg- 
ment, and  yet  I  know  of  none,  the  large  inquiring 
world  knows  of  none,  and  if  any  exists  it  is  evi- 
dently not  in  working  order,  since  our  worthy  teach- 
ers are  forever  disputing  amongst  themselves  over 
simple,  but  important  life  issues,  which  may  be  easily 
tested  by  experiment  and  final  conclusions  guarded 
against  deception  from  "accidental  coincidences"  by 
simple  mathematics. 


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CONCLUDING  REMARKS 

If  the  limited  introductory  message  of  this  booklet 
has  fulfilled  its  obligation  and  induced  a  desire  for 
further  knowledge  on  the  subject,  the  reader  may  pro- 
cure an  ephemeris  of  the  year  of  his  birth  through 
any  occult  book  store.  Zadkiel's  or  Raphael's  will  do. 
Several  occult  publishing  houses  keep  them  in  stock. 
The  best  books  are  Pearce's  "Text-book"  and  Wil- 
son's "Dictionary."  Simmonite's  "Arcana"  is  a 
bungled  book  of  erratic  assertions  and  many  mathe- 
matical errors  (the  table  of  five  place  proportional 
logarithms  alone  has  over  40  errors),  yet  a  valuable 
book  for  real  students,  is  most  original  and  full  of 
clever  observations,  but  is  not  for  the  beginner.  "The 
Language  of  the  Stars"  by  Burgoyne,  the  author  of 
"The  Light  of  Egypt,"  is  the  best  primer.  There  are 
books  galore  with  astrology  on  the  cover  and  of  mixed 
contents,  of  doubtful  contents  and  of  no  contents  at 
all.  "Heliocentric"  too,  why  not?  The  worst  trash 
"sell  like  hot  cakes"  one  book  dealer  says-  For  the 
reason  that  the  public  at  large  takes  but  little  interest 
in  astrology  as  a  science  and  has  no  notion  whatsoever 
of  its  vast  possibilities,  the  mass  of  the  cheap  and 
popular  astrological  literature  simply  caters  to  idle 
curiosity  and  thereby  contributes  to  condemn  a  worthy 
science  to  ridicule  and  contempt- 

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See  Announcement  on  page  34 


See  Announcement  on  page  34 


"To  every  thing  there  is  a  season, 
and  a  time  to  every  purpose  under  the 
heaven : 

*'A  time  to  be  born,  and  a  time  to  die; 
a  time  to  plant  and  a  time  to  pluck  up 
that  which  is  planted;" 

A  time  to  write  books  and  a  time  to 
publish  what  is  written,  a  time  to  start 
in  business  and  a  time  to  study,  a  time 
to  travel  and  a  time  to  marry,  a  time  to 
be  the  president  of  the  United  States  and 
a  time  to  saw  wood,  a  time  for  every- 
thing under  the  heaven. 

If  our  farmer  was  not  to  some  extent 
a  practical  astrologer,  his  field  would  be 
bare  and  his  barn  empty.  Even  his 
rooster  goes  to  roost  with  the  sun  and 
crows  with  the  sun.  Most  men  care  not 
if  it  be  the  sun  or  a  gas  jet,  as  long  as 
they  can  see  to  read  the  newspaper. 

If  we  would  apply  more  astrology  to 
our  daily  lives,  this  world  would  be  a 
better  place  to  live  in. 


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